Enterprise Architect (6 Month FTC)

Lockton; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking an Enterprise Architect to enhance its cloud capabilities and drive infrastructure initiatives. You will collaborate with global teams to establish architectural standards and improve service delivery while focusing on scalability and security solutions. Ideal candidates should have solid cloud experience, particularly with Azure, and a proven track record in leading architecture efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience in a previous Architect role with cloud, preferably Azure.
• Understanding of cloud-based solutions and delivery models.
• Strong ability to build relationships across teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive cloud architecture initiatives and document architectural roadmaps.
• Guide teams on cloud migration and rationalization.
• Develop and enforce companywide standards and practices.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Agile Methodology

Automation

Infrastructure as Code

Collaboration

Education

Azure Cloud Architect Certification

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Your Responsibilities

Lockton is establishing Enterprise Architecture capabilities to enable a Global Infrastructure Operations and Security model, moving to the Cloud and extending/transforming its Digital capabilities.

Your Responsibilities

Lockton is establishing Enterprise Architecture capabilities to enable a Global Infrastructure Operations and Security model, moving to the Cloud and extending/transforming its Digital capabilities.

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to drive these initiatives forward by defining and documenting the architectural roadmap for the UK/EU business, supporting the implementation of the target state application landscape, guiding infrastructure engineering and application teams, and producing scalable, high-performing, and resilient designs for new or improved services.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Global Enterprise Architecture team to define and document the architectural roadmap for UK/EU and international operations, ensuring alignment on standards and processes.

Define and support implementation of the target application landscape, integrating systems and leveraging Lockton capabilities (APIs), with a strong understanding of business functions and improvement opportunities.

Guide infrastructure and application teams on rationalization and cloud migration (Azure), providing architectural oversight.

Develop companywide standards and best practices for engineering complex, large-scale technology solutions.

Specify technologies, application architectures, and data structures to support internal assets.

Deliver secure, scalable, high-performing software solutions and support Application Managers in product roadmap development.

Manage architecture exceptions, ensuring documentation, approval, and remediation where possible.

Monitor application performance against non-functional requirements and collaborate on product availability and continuity.

Help create and govern compliance with Hybrid Cloud standards and optimize cloud architecture for security, cost, and stability.

Develop cloud playbooks/runbooks in partnership with US and international teams, providing guidance to development and vendor teams.

Analyze and recommend technical approaches for cloud development and integration challenges, embedding security controls with InfoSec.

Support vendor/product cloud selections, including RFPs and security/compliance audits.

Lead cloud architecture for UK products with plans to extend internationally, enabling application and data teams to utilize cloud benefits.

Participate in architectural governance and collaborate with PMO and delivery teams to ensure enterprise consistency, speed to market, and impact assessment of project scope changes.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Previously held Architect role and demonstrable experience with Cloud preferably Azure

Prior work experience in an insurance or technology field preferred

Working understanding of the Cloud and cloud-based solutions

Proficiency with multiple application delivery models including Agile, iterative and waterfall

Advanced skills in developing tools, frameworks and processes intended to maximise software quality and minimize time-to-delivery

Azure Cloud Architect Certification

Strong experience with PaaS, IaaS & PaaS services; understands leading practices and adoption patterns

Experience automating the provisioning and automation of your architectures and solutions (infrastructure as Code)

Ability to build effective relationships across all levels both internal and external to the organisation

High levels of organisational skills and self-motivation

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance

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